Meet Ambur

Ambur C. Smith, Esq. is the Founder and Managing Attorney of the Law Office of Attorney Ambur C. Smith PLLC. Her clients are startups, nonprofits, and creatives across the sports, entertainment, fashion, tech and wellness industries. On any given day, she helps protect their billion dollar ideas and prepare them for success, while negotiating deals with brands like Google, Spotify, Amazon MGM, Gucci, VOGUE, ESSENCE, Rolling Stone Magazine; and fundraising to accelerate growth.  

Prior to launching her own firm, Ambur represented clients ranging from publicly traded banks and multinational corporations, to professional athletes, and cannabis startups as a commercial finance and banking associate of Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, an Am Law 200 law firm headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. Simultaneously, Ambur has gained over a decade of experience as a political strategist for local, state and national political campaigns and organizations across the US and abroad.

Ambur was born and raised in Milwaukee, WI and is a proud graduate of the historically Black college and university (HBCU) Hampton University and the Georgetown University Law Center. Connect with Ambur via socials @ambursmithlaw.

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Community Involvement 

• The Washington Bar Association Educational Foundation (Community Service Chair, Board Member)

• The DC, Maryland, and Virginia DMV) Intellectual Property (IP)  Alliance (Founding Board Member, DEI Pillar) 

• US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)  and American Intellectual Property Association (AIPLA) Women Entrepreneurs Program (Mentor) ​

Education 

• The Georgetown University Law Center (J.D; 2018) 

  • National Women's Law Center, 2018 Outstanding Law Student Award Recipient 

  • Dean's Certificate Recipient 

  • The Journal of Law and Modern Critical Race Perspectives, Executive Board Member

  • The International Women’s Human Rights Clinic, Spring ‘17 

• Hampton University (B.A. Political Science/Pre-Law, 2015) 

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Bar Admissions

• The District of Columbia 

• Ohio

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